scope:

The NAS comprises documents, personnel, procedures, systems, and services used to provide Air Traffic Control (ATC) and navigation services. This order applies to all components of the NAS owned and/or operated by AJE and to every level of AJE. SMS includes a monitoring function to ensure recommended safety mitigations are implemented and operate as expected (a process sometimes referred to as a closed-loop process). The analysis, treatment, and monitoring of hazards often require coordination among multiple organizations. SMS orders, guidance materials, and implementation plans developed within AJE detail the processes and interactions among Service Units, Service Areas, Service Centers, Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs), Combined Center Radar Approach Controls (CERAPs), the William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) and other organizations necessary to meet the requirements of this order.

SMS focuses on the safe provision of ATC and navigation services. SMS does not, however, address occupational safety, e.g., the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), physical security, or information security, because the FAA has robust programs in place for those areas. Nevertheless, when an SRM panel identifies OSHA and/or security issues, the panel should report them to management for sending to the proper office those areas.

Purpose of this Order.

This order provides guidance for completing the implementation and for continuous improvement of the Safety Management System (SMS) requirements within the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) En Route and Oceanic Services (AJE).